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UK: KFC warns 1.2 million Colonel’s Club loyalty scheme members of data breach after website hacked

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Dissent

Richard Wheatstone reports:

KFC has warned 1.2 million customers in its Colonel’s Club loyalty scheme that their data may have been breached in a hacking attack.

The fast food giant e-mailed customers this afternoon advising them to change their passwords and take precautions over other online accounts.

Read more on The Mirror.


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1 thought on “UK: KFC warns 1.2 million Colonel’s Club loyalty scheme members of data breach after website hacked”

  1. Regret says:
    December 10, 2016 at 1:36 pm

    I don’t know… it’s a toss up. Should I be more embarrassed when my email address showed up in the Ashley Madison breach or the KFC Colonel’s Club breach?

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